love for KCTS

[rivendellrose]

I don't know how many of you have been following this story, but there's a children's program that's come under fire from the Department of Education's Secretary Margaret Spellings for briefly showing a child with gay parents. The secretary "threatened to withdraw funding from PBS's Ready-to-Learn initiative if PBS distributed the program, which it did not. The initiative is a partnership between the Department of Education and PBS that comes under a grant that, among other things, requires diversity be incorporated into the fabric of the series, "to help children understand and respect differences and learn to live in a multicultural society."

Thankfully, certain PBS stations, beginning with WGBH in Boston, and then KCTS-9 here in Seattle, have seen exactly how wrong this is, and are replying by showing the episode anyway. Here in Seattle, it'll show on Friday, at 4:30pm, if anybody is interested in seeing this supposedly inflammatory piece of television that apparently will erode our nation's moral character.

The Seattle PI article about it is here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/211351_tv10.html

Here's the thing - we all know that KCTS and the other stations will be getting complaints from conservatives. Fine, they can mouth off all they want. What needs to be done is to make sure that the people who agree with KCTS's decision are just as vocal in their approval.

The address to send comments (praise!!!) to is:
KCTS Viewer Services
401 Mercer St.
Seattle, WA 98109.

You also can call 206-443-6677 or 800-443-9991, or send an e-mail to Start@KCTS.org.

Send letters! Call them on the phone!! Let's make sure that we're not just approving in our quiet corners where nobody can hear us, but loudly enough that not only do the execs at KCTS hear, but also the folks back in the Department of Education who are thumbing their own diversity policies.



In other news, I spent almost an hour talking to the English honors advisor this morning. Owwie. Nice woman, but talking to advisors always makes me kind of nervous.

Comments

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Darn, we're going to miss it. Isn't your eye appointment at 4:00?
I will call you as soon as I'm on my way to pick you up. Hopefully
right around 2:15. Even though we will miss it, I will me calling and e-mailing KCTS to thank them for having the courage to show this! What do you want to do after your appointment?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I'll be sending them a letter, yup.

I was thinking dinner, most likely, although I don't know where yet. What are you feeling like?

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

I don't care, just about anything will be good, except fast food, my blood pressure, you know. I just finished cooking a stuffed acorn squash half (yummy) stuffed with zuchinni, garlic (lots!) spinach, broccolini, chopped fresh beets, cremini mushrooms, and shitaki mushrooms stir fried in a little olive oil, and sherry. YUM!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Psh, who wants fast food on Valentine's anyway? ;)

That sounds like a really good dinner! I'm going to be going out on my usual rounds in a minute, then having my miso soup and some cheese and crackers for dinner.

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

It was indeed really good, and I still have the other half of the squash, already cooked so that saturday I can re-heat it and stuff it with curry rice with nuts and either raisins or currants! Yummy! *loves the squash*

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Woo! Oh, Fey made the best homemade chicken curry last night! Mixed in with rice, and then I added some spinach in so I could get my greens. I'll have to get the recipe for you. It's got peanut butter in it, but you could probably use almond butter or something if you wanted.

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

yup, I would really love the recipe, and I do use the almond butter in place of the peanut butter.
I love new recipes! I would add spinach too!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I bet it would be good with some chopped green onions, too. I'll ask Fey about it either tonight or tomorrow morning, and write it down for you.

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that would be really nice!
do you want a ride home?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

*Laughs* You're spoiling me! I'm not going to remember how to get home on my own at night, if this keeps up. ;)

I'll call you. I feel bad for how often you've been coming up lately, 'cause I know it's a hassle. It's nice seeing you, though. And I certainly don't mind getting a ride...